170 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce legislation to protect the term accountant from being used by unqualified persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14950/10]

180 Deputy Michael Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the progress made by the Company Law Review Group on the protection of the term accountant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15564/10]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 180 together.

In 2007 the Company Law Review Group examined proposals put forward by the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority to afford legal protection under the Companies Acts to the use of the term "Accountant". A majority of the members of the Company Law Review Group supported the proposals. The matter will be considered further in the context of the drafting of the Companies Consolidation and Reform Bill.